COVID-19 situation update for the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 24 August 2020

Epidemiological update

The data presented on this page has been collected between 6:00 and 10:00 CET

Disclaimer: National updates are published at different times and in different time zones. This, and the time ECDC needs to process these data, may lead to discrepancies between the national numbers and the numbers published by ECDC. Users are advised to use all data with caution and awareness of their limitations. Data are subject to retrospective corrections; corrected datasets are released as soon as processing of updated national data has been completed.

How is the data collected? Sources: EU/EEA and UK data Sources: Worldwide data Interpretation of the data

As of 24 August 2020, 2 049 499 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: Spain (386 054), United Kingdom (325 642), Italy (259 345), France (242 899), Germany (233 575), Sweden (86 068), Belgium (81 842), Romania (78 525), Netherlands (66 490), Poland (61 762), Portugal (55 597), Ireland (27 969), Austria (25 239), Czechia (21 923), Denmark (16 127), Bulgaria (15 227), Norway (10 197), Greece (8 664), Croatia (8 175), Finland (7 871), Luxembourg (7 704), Hungary (5 155), Slovakia (3 356), Slovenia (2 651), Lithuania (2 635), Estonia (2 272), Iceland (2 064), Malta (1 612), Cyprus (1 421), Latvia (1 337) and Liechtenstein (101).

As of 24 August 2020, 180 722 deaths have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (41 429), Italy (35 437), France (30 513), Spain (28 838), Belgium (9 992), Germany (9 272), Netherlands (6 191), Sweden (5 810), Romania (3 272), Poland (1 955), Portugal (1 796), Ireland (1 777), Austria (732), Denmark (621), Hungary (613), Bulgaria (545), Czechia (412), Finland (334), Norway (264), Greece (242), Croatia (171), Slovenia (127), Luxembourg (124), Lithuania (84), Estonia (63), Latvia (33), Slovakia (33), Cyprus (21), Iceland (10), Malta (10) and Liechtenstein (1).

*The COVID-19 cases reported for Malta do not include COVID-19 positive migrant cases who have disembarked in Malta and have been quarantined upon arrival.

On 17 August 2020, in Malta, the total number of cases resulted in a lower case count compared to the previous day. This may be due to a revision in historical data.

The cases reported in the table below for Spain include cases from the previous 14 days with available data at the time of data collection. On 12 August 2020, Spain retro corrected the cumulative number of deaths leading to a negative increase of deaths.

EU/EEA and the UK Cases Deaths 14-day cumulative number of COVID-19 cases per 100 000 14-day cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths per 100 000
Spain 386054 28838 152.7 0.7
United_Kingdom 325642 41429 22.2 0.2
Italy 259345 35437 14.5 0.4
France 242899 30513 67.1 0.3
Germany 233575 9272 20.0 0.1
Sweden 86068 5810 36.6 0.5
Belgium 81842 9992 59.1 1.0
Romania 78525 3272 86.3 2.9
Netherlands 66490 6191 45.9 0.2
Poland 61762 1955 26.3 0.4
Portugal 55597 1796 28.5 0.4
Ireland 27969 1777 25.6 0.1
Austria 25239 732 36.4 0.1
Czechia 21923 412 33.5 0.2
Denmark 16127 621 29.0 0.1
Bulgaria 15227 545 26.2 1.4
Norway 10197 264 13.7 0.2
Greece 8664 242 28.4 0.3
Croatia 8175 171 63.1 0.3
Finland 7871 334 5.2 0.1
Luxembourg 7704 124 96.3 0.8
Hungary 5155 613 4.7 0.1
Slovakia 3356 33 13.9 0.0
Slovenia 2651 127 19.3 0.3
Lithuania 2635 84 13.7 0.1
Estonia 2272 63 9.1 0.0
Iceland 2064 10 29.7 0.0
Malta 1612 10 122.4 0.2
Cyprus 1421 21 20.4 0.2
Latvia 1337 33 2.4 0.1
Liechtenstein 101 1 31.3 0.0
Total 2049499 180722 0.0 0.0

 

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 24 August 2020

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 24 August 2020
Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK

14-day COVID-19 case notification rate per 100 000, weeks 32-33

14-day COVID-19 case notification rate per 100 000, weeks 32-33
14-day COVID-19 case notification rate per 100 000

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